Recent content by Cruisin'n5thgear

Another vote for Goodyear Endurance. On my second set, first set lasted 2018 to 2025 with 15-20k miles of off and on heavy towing on a single axle utility trailer.

The aftermarket lifts may be better than the Mopar ones, to be honest. And the JLs need less lift to take bigger tires, too. Best wishes for many wobble-free miles.

No, lifted with the Mopar 2.5" lift and upsized to 35" tires. Done by the dealer, but death wobble doesn't discriminate.

Our 2013 had it starting around 2016 and 50k miles. Got worse until we had the whole front end rebuilt, which solved the problem. Hard to know what exactly was the issue. About $3.5k solved the problem 😱

Thanks for the input! I'll keep you guys advised on what I end up running. I suppose it just makes sense to run Blackstone oil sampling given the cost of the engine and the chance to monitor trends from new.

Thanks! I'll follow up with reports. Can't wait to bring it back home.

Does this issue affect GM 10L80s as well? Between this, valve body, and oil pump issues, sounds like an entire rebuild is in our future if we want to get past 150k.

Update to the project, engine is installed, waiting on the correct radiator for final fitment. The kickdown linkage was pieced together so it needed to be reworked. Shift lever at the transmission needed to be altered which required removing the valve body. Long story short, ended up getting a...

apologies, just saw this message. I'll ask about thermostat, I'm guessing 180. Yes, it will be driven 105 all the way down to teens or even single digits. Note that this is if it were a daily driver, which it is NOT. Most likely, I will not choose to drive it much below freezing or above 95...

Hey there, I have a 2016 Mazda6, purchased it new, and I can't speak to coolant changes as I still need to do a flush (gasp) ... all tests of the coolant have come back perfect (acidity/litmus paper and visual inspection). Still should get done at the 10 year point. I will use the Prestone...

I drained the tank of a vehicle that had been sitting for a few years. Estimate the fuel as about three years old. I put it in two other vehicles and both just happened to need new fuel pumps within a year of each other after that. It was sitting in a couple of Arizona summers though and in an...

Yeah those are miserable numbers. SW OK is a bit better but still a hot summer.

I have an oil pressure gauge but not temperature. Will put that and a transmission temp gauge on the list of new gauges to add. At some point an additional digital gauge stack might be nice to save interior space.

I need to get the warranty in hand to confirm. It's being installed right now in Yuma so I will pick up the completed truck soon. I will be picking up oil from Bostick for three changes, one to be done after 200 miles. He has done one or two already. So the decision point will be a while from...